Great scenes between Marlena and EJ today.

Paula and Jeanne are making EJ have more depth than Ron had during his long drawn out tenure.

Another character driven show with interconnecting plots that make sense. I like that we go from one character, like Sarah, learning that EJ wants to buy the hospital, casually mentioning it to Xander who now has that intel. The only down today was not seeing Steve and Shawn breaking into the lab. I wonder if Dr Poofy Hair will inform EJ about Xander's call.

I loved Abe talking to Chanel about losing Isaac and giving her comfort. And helping her voice her fears about Johnny.

Kayla standing up to EJ is great. Kayla, freed from Ron, has been great. I am loving all her air time. And Sarah telling her that EJ must be up to something if he wants the hospital is very smart. She would probably clue in to the sepsis research being the big thing if she wasn't choking to death. I assume Felicity messed up the scones and dropped in cleaning fluid or something. Sarah said it tasted weird. They are never getting that honeymoon, are they?

Xander has no clue what job Johnny can do. Johnny knows this too. Xander wants to legitimize his takeover by hiring a Dimera. Johnny wants to stick it to EJ. The honesty is refreshing.

I want to like Cat and Chad but they are just so awkward. And none of their scenes work for me.

Marlena and EJ was very good. I like her wanting to help him but also scared to death for Belle. Makes perfect sense that she is conflicted. I also liked her softly asking Johnny if he needed her to stay once EJ walked in. Ron never cared about this relationship either, but now she is acting like his granny.

@brisbydog - I like that you have a signature font, très chic

Abe and Paulina's new apartment was the first thing I noticed.  I don't understand why people over a certain age in Salem automatically move into a condo? When it seems just as simple to make the set seem like a detached home.  But, I will give points to attention to detail of choosing colors that compliment the Black actors in the scene.

Which then led to the second thing I noticed.  Why would EJ want Kayla's office, when his is 3xs the size?  Also, even if he buys the hospital, won't Kayla get to keep her office?

Lastly, can we at least give Cat the agency to decide on her own with whom she wishes to date?  Do men actually need to negotiate on her behalf?  She's stunning.  My advice would be if Chad is friend-zoning her after a year together, move on to his richer brother.

7 hours ago, brisbydog said:

Another character driven show with interconnecting plots that make sense. I like that we go from one character, like Sarah, learning that EJ wants to buy the hospital, casually mentioning it to Xander who now has that intel.

The flow of each episode has been so much better

Today reminded me as to why I’m a little disappointed in the name that the new Pope chose 😂😂

Luckily, EJ and Johnny, and pretty much every other character saved today’s episode. 

I didn’t expect Javi to be the one to save Sarah though, and I don’t mind it at all, because if it means that Javi is finally going to get his own identity/character, away from his douchy bf, I’m all for it. Javi’s scenes would’ve been a lot better had it not been for him.

EJ and Johnny were the best part of today. Their conversation hit a lot of important beats and I’m so looking forward to seeing them play out. And now that EJ knows that Johnny is going to work for Xander, that opens up another dynamic to their storyline and to the Kiriakis family storylines as well. Tying them all together could be really good. There are so many story possibilities that can come out of this. And I thought Carson Boatman did a pretty good job again too. 

I also liked that Johnny was there to comfort Chanel after everything that happened with Sarah. They’re so good together. But I do have mixed feelings about Chanel possibly forgiving Johnny so quickly. Hopefully, the question that she asked him at the end of today leads to more conflict for the two of them. 

And yeah, still no changes in Alex’s character lol 

So I think I figured based on the end credits who is the script writer for each episode.

Thursday's episode looked to have been script written by David Kreizman, and it was a well written episode that flowed well.

Today's episode looked to have been script written by Henry Newman (son of Fran Myers and the late Roger Newman).  

Right now, I've noticed improvements on the day to day scripts and that's a good sign that eventually the long term outlines that we will see in the coming weeks and months will be good.  Fingers crossed.

1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

So I think I figured based on the end credits who is the script writer for each episode.

Thursday's episode looked to have been script written by David Kreizman, and it was a well written episode that flowed well.

Today's episode looked to have been script written by Henry Newman (son of Fran Myers and the late Roger Newman).  

Right now, I've noticed improvements on the day to day scripts and that's a good sign that eventually the long term outlines that we will see in the coming weeks and months will be good.  Fingers crossed.

I'm sorry. Didn't realize you didn't know. But, your reckoning is correct. The Script Writer of the Day, is listed last, always. It is a convention many soaps follow. 

So Sarah didn't know she was having an allergic reaction and didn't at least reach for the epipen? A bit of a stretch just to give Javi a new story.

The hospital story is heating up now that EJ knows.

Stephanie and Alex a waste of time as usual.

I hope Xander sends Felicity a fruit basket too.

31 minutes ago, brisbydog said:

So Sarah didn't know she was having an allergic reaction and didn't at least reach for the epipen? A bit of a stretch just to give Javi a new story.

Right?  Sarah didn't at least point at her purse?  And given her allergy is serious enough for an epipen you would think as a Dr. she would tell her husband the signs of a reaction and show him how to use it.

Xander yelling at a teenager with special needs is a strange choice.  Too much.

I also feel like Pistachio milk is an odd ingredient for a gluten free pastry.  You can use it but the taste is odd and it's expensive lol.

I pray⏤and I know it's a big prayer⏤that Noel Maxam is somehow able to figure things out budget-wise so we can stop re-dressing existing sets as "new" sets. I know in apartment buildings apartments can generally look the same, but I'm over it on this soap. The last time he was executive producer was in 2011 when the original Horton Town Square was introduced, and we had some other sets get introduced around this time (likely pre-commissioned prior to his election), but I'm trying to have some hope he can pull this off. Let's [finally] see it.

Has anyone brought up how Alex and Stephanie were raised as COUSINS?

On 5/8/2025 at 5:35 AM, AbcNbc247 said:

Abraham!!!!! 😃😃😃😃

Welcome back!!! And I see Abe and Paulina got a new apartment too, which is just a redress of John/Marlena’s, Steve/Kayla’s, etc. But it looks kinda nice. And I enjoyed his scenes with Chanel. It added another perspective to everything that’s been going on with her and Johnny. And Abe using his own history with Lexie to comfort Chanel was a good idea. Plus, it also provided us with more suspicion/red herring about Johnny possibly shooting EJ. I’m looking forward to see what happens between her and Johnny. And I’m so glad that the two of them are on the frontburner now. 

Speaking of Johnny, I still have no problem with him going to work for Titan. The drama could be so good, especially once EJ finds out. To me, it seems like another realistic reaction to everything that’s been happening to Johnny lately. It doesn’t seem random and over the top either. And I like that they remembered to have Johnny tell Xander that he has no corporate experience whatsoever. Surprisingly, the two of them work well together. And so do Carson and Deidre. I love how the Marlena/Johnny relationship has been featured so much. 

Kayla was still strong and kicking ass today too. The writer change has helped her/Mary Beth so much. But I do admit we should’ve seen Steve trying to get into Dr. Russell’s lab rather than Kayla instructing him over the phone. 

And unfortunately, Chad and Cat still don’t seem to be doing much for me though.

The cliffhanger was ok too.  

Btw, Days was trending at #4 this morning on Peacock 👍

The Bo focused episode was #5. 

I'm a week behind. I'm still on last Friday's episode.

1 hour ago, cassadine1991 said:

Has anyone brought up how Alex and Stephanie were raised as COUSINS?

endlessly

I stopped watching Days for several months because the show was cartoonish and dumb as hell as written by Ron.  I starting watching again in March and I am happy to see improvements in the day to day scripts. However, Paula and Jeanne will need to start telling bold and intelligent stories to keep me watching.  Stephanie the romance novelist and Sarah's allergies aren't going to cut it for me. I'm sure Bo's return and John's death will be engaging and emotional but it will take strong long term stories to turn this show around. I really hope they can do it.

1 minute ago, Efulton said:

I stopped watching Days for several months because the show was cartoonish and dumb as hell as written by Ron.  I starting watching again in March and I am happy to see improvements in the day to day scripts. However, Paula and Jeanne will need to start telling bold and intelligent stories to keep me watching.  Stephanie the romance novelist and Sarah's allergies aren't going to cut it for me. I'm sure Bo's return and John's death will be engaging and emotional but it will take strong long term stories to turn this show around. I really hope they can do it.

I have a feeling we won't truly be seeing their stories until the fall; right now, what they've inherited is the mess of the "writer", per their own admission.